Can't use software package to define software package

[adammontville]

At present, we define software package as "a generic software package", which is unsatisfactory. Wikipedia has this: "...in which individual files or resources are packed together as a software collection that provides certain functionality as part of a larger system." That is much better than what we have.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_package

[henkbirkholz]

While I think we should not base definitions on wikipedia - everything beats a reflexive reference 👍 and the text is actually not bad. We have to come up with our own or a better reference, but that's a good starting point. I am pretty sure that ISO experts could help here.

[adammontville]

Is anyone here an ISO expert?

[adammontville]

I'm not an ISO expert, but ISO 19770-5 defines software package as follows:

complete and documented set of software (3.1.13) supplied for a specific application or function

This has the following note:

Note 1 to entry: In the ISO/IEC 19770 family of standards, the term software package refers to the set of files associated with a specific set of business functionalities that can be installed on a computing device and has a set of specific licensing requirements. In the ISO/IEC 19770 family of standards, the terms “software product” and “software package” are used synonymously depending on the context of the item described.

Can we simply say: "Software Package: Is, as defined by ISO 19770-5:2013, a complete and documented set of software supplied for a specific application or function."